Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA�is once again sponsoring its BIG IDEA business plan contest, with the $35,000 grand prize awarded to one entrepreneur or tech-based startup to further develop and grow a business.
SiliconScapes, a State College startup, won $10,000 last month to develop its digital advertising assessment technology.
Conduit Technology in Girard has developed software that automates prescribing medical equipment.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA is playing Santa to four tech-based companies, with $473,569 in new investments.
CrimeWatch US, a Mechanicsburg startup, has developed a software platform for law enforcement agencies that incorporates websites, social media and email alerts.
Sales are growing fast for TrickShot, an environmentally friendly lubricant, made by BRL Solutions in Kane.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett was in Bethlehem on Tuesday to tour Ben Franklin Technology Partners' highly acclaimed TechVentures facility.
Technology is the common denominator among four startups that received a total of $370,000 in investments from the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central & Northern PA earlier this month.
In less than two years, the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania intiative has created six revenue-generating startups.
Researchers led at Penn State have honed techniques for detecting, counting and analyzing cells and pieces of DNA, a major development for scientists and doctors looking for a way to detect cancer or HIV cells in a small sample.